A man was arrested after he tried to swipe wine, nuts, shrimp and cocktail sauce from Food Emporium.
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UNION SQUARE — A man was arrested for trying to steal a bottle of wine, shrimp and cocktail sauce from Food Emporium, police said.

Security workers at the 10 Union Square East grocery store spotted Christopher Panasuk, 36, lifting the items off shelves and putting them in a plastic bag about 7:30 p.m. on March 13, NYPD said.

The man then tried to walk out of the store without paying for the $8 bottle of wine, $21 bag of shrimp, $4 container of cocktail sauce and a $5 bag of nuts, but he was stopped by security, police said.

The store recovered all of the items, police said.

Panasuk was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

His lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Panasuk is due back in court on April 14.

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